I have a black square on which my twitter profile information sits - how do I change the black background to something else?

If you want to upload your own background image or customize the sidebar and color scheme of your page, follow the steps below.

1. Sign in to your account.
2. Go to your Settings and click on the Design tab.
3. Scroll down to the Customize your own section.
4. Click on Choose file to upload a background image. images justify to the top left of the screen. You cannot stretch your image to fit. It will display as the size you uploaded (file must be smaller than 2MB).
5. Check the box to Tile background if you want your picture to repeat across the background.
6. Choose whether your Background position will be left, center or right.
7. If your image isn't very large, choose the background color that will show behind the image.
8. Choose a color for links.
9. Choose a black or white transparent overlay.
10. Click Save changes.